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- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Dean Martin
- Self
- (archive footage)
Ron Marasco
- Self - Author, 'Notes to an Actor'
- (as Ron Marasco PhD)
Rosie Cox Gitlin
- Self - Dancer
- (as Rosie Gitlin)
Elvis Presley
- Self
- (archive footage)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis film has a 100% rating based on 9 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
- GoofsOne interviewee says that The Dean Martin Show (1965) was in the Top Ten for all nine years of its run, and another called it the #1 show at the time. In fact, twice it reached #8 and twice it reached #14; the other years it was not in the Top 20.
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[first lines]
Self - Actor, Singer: In the dictionary, if it said 'the coolest' it would have to be underlined: Dean Martin.
- ConnectionsFeatures Citizen Kane (1941)
Featured review
Enjoyable but probably a film best enjoyed by those who know a lot about Martin and his amazing career.
I am very glad I watched this film with my daughter, as the film impacted both of us very differently. As a 57 year-old guy, I know I lot about Martin. I've seen most of his films and remember his weekly TV show. My daughter, on the other hand, knew little about him apart from his music...and her reaction to the film is important but quite different. And so, it seems that depending on your age and familiarity with the man will greatly impact on your viewing experience. Much of it is because the film seems to assume you know a lot about Dean Martin...and my daughter had to ask me repeatedly to fill in a few gaps.
The film itself is interesting because there's no narrator. Instead, lots of folks talk about Dean Martin and their recollections of him. Many of these pieces of footage are great...such as from his family and friends. However, a few left me confused as to WHY these people were talking about Dean Martin as they most likely did NOT know the man and were not experts on him. Jon Hamm and the guy from the Wu-Tang Clan were VERY oddly included...as were a few others.
If you are looking for a film about Dean Martin and not his career, this is a very good film. But when it comes to his career, there are a few glaring omissions (such as any mention of his "Celebrity Roasts" or even his individual films with Jerry Lewis). Overall, a very good film with a few problems...which I mentioned above.
The film itself is interesting because there's no narrator. Instead, lots of folks talk about Dean Martin and their recollections of him. Many of these pieces of footage are great...such as from his family and friends. However, a few left me confused as to WHY these people were talking about Dean Martin as they most likely did NOT know the man and were not experts on him. Jon Hamm and the guy from the Wu-Tang Clan were VERY oddly included...as were a few others.
If you are looking for a film about Dean Martin and not his career, this is a very good film. But when it comes to his career, there are a few glaring omissions (such as any mention of his "Celebrity Roasts" or even his individual films with Jerry Lewis). Overall, a very good film with a few problems...which I mentioned above.
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- Steubenville, Ohio, USA(Dean Martin's birthplace)
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